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Up a double, Siding, Arming
Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances in The Playford Ball (Kate van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer, 1994)

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Adson's Saraband ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Brett Larsen3 Couple Longways
Apley House ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1702
Kate van Winkle Keller & Genevieve Shimer 1994 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Apley House ~ SharpHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Brett LarsenDuple Minor
Argeers ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
ArgeresJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Auretti's Dutch SkipperDavid Rutherford 1756
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ay Me ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ CallensJohn Playford 1651
Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Aye Me ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Beggar BoyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Beginning of the WorldJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Bishop ~ AptedThompson 1778
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin HumeTriple Minor
The Black Nag ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
The Black Nagg ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Broom, The Bonny, Bonny Broom ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Childgrove ~ SharpHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Confesse, his Tune ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCustom3
Cottey House ~ KennedyHenry Playford 1702
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Court Lady ~ PalmerJohn Playford 1651
William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCustom3
DargasonJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesCustom
Dick's Maggot ~ Sharp, 16barsHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1929 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Dover PierPreston 1791
A. Simons 1961 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Drapers GardensJohn Young (Playford family) 1706
Bernard Bentley 1965 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Dressed ShipThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Dublin BayJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Duke of Kent's Waltz ~ SimonsW.M. Cahusac 1801
A. Simons 1970 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Edinburgh Castle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Epping ForestJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
Fain I Would ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
The Female SaylorFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Galloping Nag ~ 2John Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Gathering PeascodsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ PalmerHenry Playford 1696
William Palmer 1987 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ Pat ShawHenry Playford 1696
Pat Shaw 1959 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Geud Man of Ballangigh ~ SharpHenry Playford 1696
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Grimstock ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Harts EaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
The Health ~ Sharp#2John Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Heart's EaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
HeartseaseLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hide ParkeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Hit and Misse ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Hit or MissJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Holborn MarchWright 1740
Pat Shaw 1963 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
The Hole in the WallHenry Playford 1697
Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Hunsdon HouseJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Hyde ParkJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
Indian QueenHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The InstallationThompson 1772
Tom Cook 1979 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Jack's MaggotHenry Playford 1702
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Jacob Hall's Jig ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Jamaica ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1670
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin HumeDuple Minor
Jenny Pluck PearsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Circle
Kelsterne GardensJohn Young (Playford family) 1726
Tom Cook 1975 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Labour in VainJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
Love's Triumph ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Love's Triumph ~ TripleJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Colin Hume 2007 Playford Ball
Colin HumeTriple Minor
Lull Me Beyond TheeJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities4 Couple Longways
Mad Robin ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1687
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mage on a Cree ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
La MatelotteFeuillet 1706
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Merry Wassail ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot ~ SharpHenry Playford 1695
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Mr. Isaac's Maggot ~ Playford BallHenry Playford 1695
Henry Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Newcastle ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
The Northdown WaltzGoulding 1820
A. Simons 1971 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Old MoleJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Once a NightThompson 1774
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Oranges and Lemons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Oranges and Limons ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Colin HumeSquare
Orleans BaffledJohn Young (Playford family) 1728
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Parson's Farewell ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Parthenia ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesSquare
The PhoenixJohn Playford 1670
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Prince WilliamWalsh 1731
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Prince William ~ TripleWalsh 1731
Pat Shaw 1960 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesTriple Minor
Prince William of Glo's'ter's WaltzPreston 1801
Pat Woods 1958 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Queen's JigHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
Ramsgate AssemblyThomas Budd 1795
A. Simons 1972 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Rufty TuftyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples
Saint Margaret's Hill ~ BentleyJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 312
Scotch Cap ~ SharpJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
SedanyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesCustom
Sellenger's RoundJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin HumeCircle as many as will
Shepherd's Holiday ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways
The Shrewsbury LassesThompson 1765
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Spring Garden ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
Step StatelyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
Sun AssemblyThompson ~1757
Ken Sheffield 1982 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The SymphonyJohn Playford 1651
Philippe Callens ~2018 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The SymphonyJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1916 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Symphony ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin Hume4 Couple Longways
The Touchstone ~ AptedThompson 1780
W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer 1931 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Trip to TunbridgePreston 1793
A. Simons (mod) 1961 Playford Ball
Bare Necessities3 Couple Longways permutation: 231
Upon a Summer's Day ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Colin Hume3 Couple Longways
We'll Wed and We'll Bed ~ Playford BallJohn Young (Playford family) 1710
Bernard Bentley 1962 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesDuple Minor
The Wedding NightJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
Bare NecessitiesFacing Couples

A Playford Ball

The Boatman ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1651
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
3 Couple Longways
Cuckolds all a Row ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Cuckolds all Awry ~ SharpLovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
Hey, Boys, up Go We (Sharp)Lovelace Manuscript ~1649
Cecil Sharp 1911 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Facing Couples
The RoundHenry Playford 1701
Cecil Sharp 1922 Playford Ball
A Playford Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor

At Home

Buckingham House 1657John Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square
Chelsea Reach ~ SharpJohn Playford 1657
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
Square
The Merry, Merry MilkmaidsJohn Playford 1651
Cecil Sharp 1912 Playford Ball
At Home
Bare Necessities
4 Couple Longways

At the Ball

Amarillis ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1670
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
At the Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
Amaryllis ~ Playford BallJohn Playford 1670
John Playford 1994 Playford Ball
At the Ball
Bare Necessities
Duple Minor
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